Car-coupling



(No Model.)

W. H. KALTENBEOK.

GAR COUPLING. No. 354,321. Patentefi Dec. 14, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

W'ILLIAM HENRY KALTENBEOK, OF ROXBURY, NEW YORK.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 354,321, dated December14, 1886.

Application filed August 13,1886.

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY KAI.- TENBEOK, of Roxbury, in thecounty of Delaware and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Gar-Coupler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of adrawhead constructed in accordancewith my invention, showing a link entering the drawhead and thecoupling-pin in elevated position. Fig. 2 isa front elevation of thedrawhead and coupling-pin, and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken onthelincxxofliig. 2.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims;

The draw-head A is formed with the chamber B, which is partially closedin front by the plate C, through which is formed the elongated opening0, for the passage of the connecting-link D into the draw-head. i/Vithinthe chamber B is placed upon rods a a the series of division-plates E.These plates are loose upon the rods a, and are separated and held inposition by coiled springs I), placed upon the rods, so the plates areadapted to have a yieldingaction, so as not to resist the entrance ofthe connecting-link D to the drawhead. The plates E being several innumber and spaced by the spring b, they are adapted to support theconnecting-link at various elevations, so the coupler is adapted tocouple cars of different heights. The plates E are all correspondinglyapertured, as shown at c, and these apertures correspond with the aper=tures d (I, made in the top and bottom of the draw-"l1ead, to permit thecoupling-pin F to drop into the drawhead and down through theconnecting-link D when the same is forced into the draw-head between theplates E.

The coupling-pin F, when lifted out of the draw-head, is held inelevated position by the guide piece or strap G and sliding trip-plateH, which latter is adapted to be forced for- Serinl No. 210,819. (Nomodel.)

ward by the action of springs f, to occupy a position under thecoupling-pin, as shown clearly in Fig. 1., The entrance of theconnecting-link D to the draw'hcad forces the trip-plate H back fromunder the couplingpin and permits it to drop of its own weight down intothe draw-head and through the connecting-link, thus automaticallyeffecting the coupling of the cars. The springs f in this instance actupon the trip plate H through the medium of the bar J, bolted to thetrip-plate and passed through the drawhead back of the plates E, andheld in slots 6 e at its ends, so that the bar J is adapted to have asliding movement in the, slots 6 sufficient to cause the plate H tosupport and also to trip the coupling-pin. The springs fare lodged inrccessesf, made in the draw-head, and they constantly press against thebar J, and tend to force it outward, so that in uncoupling the cars theinstant the coupling pin is lifted above the tripplate H the springswill act to force the bar J and the plate H forward to support the pinin elevated position, ready for automatically coupling again.

The bar J Y is held between the guards K K, formed at or secured in theback of the drawhead, which guards prevent the connecting link fromentering the draw-head too far, and they also protect the bar J frombecoming bent or battered from contact of the connect ing-link, so therewill be'no failure in the proper action of the bar J and trip-plate H atthe time of coupling and uncoupling.

Constructed as described, it will be'seen that the coupler is not onlyperfectly autotical parallel stop-guards K back of the plates, incombination with the movable vertical bar J, springsf, plate H, andsupport G for the coupling-pin, substantially as described.

3. The draw-head formed at; the back of the link -cavity with thevertical parallel guard-ribs K K, between which the Vertical trip-bars Jand operating-springs f are placed, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

WILLIAM HENRY KAL'IENBECK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM STAREY, DE WITT RO0SA.-

